07-28-2010, 01:54 AM
15895 (starting room) BBB on the right - shouldn't it read
Right you are. I also made other slight revisions to the text.
15897 BBB spelling of
Thanks. I also added an
15897 Top of ladder appears in front of Jack. Bottom is okay.
OK.. also adjusted somed other minor layering isues in this room.
16096 BBB should read
Fixed. trimmed other text as well.
16094 Almost impossible to get all 3 trolls on the red platforms at the same time. Wouldn't be so bad if you could get them one at a time, but they reappear if you leave and come back.
I am sympathetic to this, it caused me a lot of trouble at first too, but like many things, once you know the trick - it's not too bad. When you come in, immediately go down to the switch, and wait for the troll in the middle, top platform to descend. Ignore both the trolls on either side. The instant the middle troll steps onto the grey platform, pull the switch. All three should be lined up to take a fall. You can even wait for them to go through their routine. Both the left and middle trolls will eventually climb up to the middle top. Again, when the second one descends, the instant he stands on the grey platform throw the switch.
Give it a try... Vern had some good puzzles in this level and I hated to throw them away. I reused nearly all of them - although some with modifications.
16694 BBB first paragraph - too many uses of the word
Yep. Good catch. I must have been dozing when I wrote that. Made a few other adjustments.
16893 Gray door puzzle is way too hard; extremely frustrating.
Please, what aspect of it did you find frustrating? Was it the close quarters with the spider? Too many doors? I deliberately through doors in there that opened doors that didn't matter. One thing I find very helpful when working through door puzzles is to take a screen shot of the room, and print it out (easier than sketching). Then label which doors each switch controls. I deliberately threw a lot of noise in there to express how chaotic the trolls are.
One easy thing I can do is remove the spider. The room is tricky enough without making adding a lethal trap.
16295 When Jack jumps from the vine to the left, he can get stuck in the wall if he jumps in the wrong spot. Jack Stuck.
Not anymore -- at least as far as I can tell.
16494 BBB 3rd paragraph, last sentence: should it be
You're right. fixed.
16696 To hard with all those spiders and moving tiles.
This might be easier now after the changes I made yesterday. No change just yet.
15899 BBB is blank.
Working on these tonight. Will put two updates out tonight. One with most of your comments being addressed, and one even later with modifications to Area 2.
16299 Too hard.
Even for a bonus area? (as evidenced by the key on the wall). I hate to say, but simply
16099 BBB is blank. Also, if Jack goes to the next room to the right and then re-enters 16099, the bouncing eyeballs are impossible to avoid because they double back on him.
OK, I removed the rightmost eye, and reduced their speed by one. It should now be possible to back. Other things I was considering:
- Creating a door that shut after Jack passed through to prevent him from going back to that room, except if he goes the long way.
- Provide a shield in the room to the right. Jack should be able to make it back with a single shield.
16302 Second snake is just a bit too hidden.
Agreed. I removed the trash, left the skeleton, and spaced the snakes a bit further apart, and added a spider. It's tricky, but do-able. I was even able to do with the snakes at their original spacing.
16499 Top of ladder is missing; Jack falls to his death.
Fixed.
16699-16700 Layering problem - uneven floor causes Jack to fall and die.
Fixed
This is better than before...instead of
that
Right you are. I also made other slight revisions to the text.
15897 BBB spelling of
interrupted(should be 2 r's)
Thanks. I also added an
nto rennovations.
15897 Top of ladder appears in front of Jack. Bottom is okay.
OK.. also adjusted somed other minor layering isues in this room.
16096 BBB should read
have stolen(not stole)
Fixed. trimmed other text as well.
16094 Almost impossible to get all 3 trolls on the red platforms at the same time. Wouldn't be so bad if you could get them one at a time, but they reappear if you leave and come back.
I am sympathetic to this, it caused me a lot of trouble at first too, but like many things, once you know the trick - it's not too bad. When you come in, immediately go down to the switch, and wait for the troll in the middle, top platform to descend. Ignore both the trolls on either side. The instant the middle troll steps onto the grey platform, pull the switch. All three should be lined up to take a fall. You can even wait for them to go through their routine. Both the left and middle trolls will eventually climb up to the middle top. Again, when the second one descends, the instant he stands on the grey platform throw the switch.
Give it a try... Vern had some good puzzles in this level and I hated to throw them away. I reused nearly all of them - although some with modifications.
16694 BBB first paragraph - too many uses of the word
small.Also, same paragraph, it says
the The Den.
Yep. Good catch. I must have been dozing when I wrote that. Made a few other adjustments.
16893 Gray door puzzle is way too hard; extremely frustrating.
Please, what aspect of it did you find frustrating? Was it the close quarters with the spider? Too many doors? I deliberately through doors in there that opened doors that didn't matter. One thing I find very helpful when working through door puzzles is to take a screen shot of the room, and print it out (easier than sketching). Then label which doors each switch controls. I deliberately threw a lot of noise in there to express how chaotic the trolls are.
One easy thing I can do is remove the spider. The room is tricky enough without making adding a lethal trap.
16295 When Jack jumps from the vine to the left, he can get stuck in the wall if he jumps in the wrong spot. Jack Stuck.
Not anymore -- at least as far as I can tell.
16494 BBB 3rd paragraph, last sentence: should it be
...only possibleinstead of
possibly?
You're right. fixed.
16696 To hard with all those spiders and moving tiles.
This might be easier now after the changes I made yesterday. No change just yet.
15899 BBB is blank.
Working on these tonight. Will put two updates out tonight. One with most of your comments being addressed, and one even later with modifications to Area 2.
16299 Too hard.
Even for a bonus area? (as evidenced by the key on the wall). I hate to say, but simply
Too hardisn't very helpful for me. At which point in the room did you give up? Which part did you find most frustrating?
16099 BBB is blank. Also, if Jack goes to the next room to the right and then re-enters 16099, the bouncing eyeballs are impossible to avoid because they double back on him.
OK, I removed the rightmost eye, and reduced their speed by one. It should now be possible to back. Other things I was considering:
- Creating a door that shut after Jack passed through to prevent him from going back to that room, except if he goes the long way.
- Provide a shield in the room to the right. Jack should be able to make it back with a single shield.
16302 Second snake is just a bit too hidden.
Agreed. I removed the trash, left the skeleton, and spaced the snakes a bit further apart, and added a spider. It's tricky, but do-able. I was even able to do with the snakes at their original spacing.
16499 Top of ladder is missing; Jack falls to his death.
Fixed.
16699-16700 Layering problem - uneven floor causes Jack to fall and die.
Fixed